I just installed Starlink at my house. I live in the suburbs of Phoenix. We had Cox before and the connection is always spotty. So far, Starlink has been solid and we have 10-12 devices on the network. It is much cheaper than Cox.
During the hurricane and in the aftermath my Starlink has been helping the neighborhood communicate with their loved ones. Our cell towers aren't reaching us but Starlink is coming in clutch with the generator
Que tal chicos espero que esten bien. Que opinan de mi instalación que le hice ayer a mi dishy aqui en mi pueblo en mexico. Quiero ofrecer una parte a algunos vecinos de confianza!. Quiero saber sus opiniones sobre la instalación y si a alguno de ustedes les han pasado su internet a algunas personas.
SpaceX just released the following discount to those living in Cameron County, TX: 50% off the monthly price with no upfront hardware or rental cost for new customers.
I wonder how long this will last.
en la app de starlink muestra una cosa y en los otros medidores de velocidad una distinta , cuál es la real ?
If anyone has smart appliances, which I'm sure most of us do, be aware it is probably using data on the network. With the recent crackdowns of Starlink cracking down on people going over 5TB, you could be approaching this artificial limit simply by having too many smart devices in your home.
Just what the title says. It wants me to choose which one I've got in the app and I don't know the difference between the models. My spouse ordered the kit and doesn't know which model they sent either. It doesn't exactly look like anything I see in the app or in videos I've been looking up online on how to install the thing.
Edit - thanks for the help everyone. My spouse looked in our account and found it to be a v5.
I absolutely hate Xfinity, paying $70 a month for gigabit internet when I live in Supportive Living where we have to pay all but $120 a month for our apartment and care (cna and meals) that takes up more then half what I have to spend each month. I also live in an apartment in the city of Chicago.
I've got the v5 system, and it consistently tells me it's misaligned by 10° so I went out and attempted to adjust it this evening. At one point I had it down to 7° but attempting to improve it took back up to 12° which didn't strike me as better. Continued fiddling got it back to 9° and then 10° but I can't make any sense out of the onscreen guidance. I guess my question is, how important is a misalignment of this degree? Is it worth my time to try again tomorrow? I've been pretty pleased with the performance over the month and a half it's been installed (by me). It's good enough that I dumped Xfinity.
So 25-year tech here and I have solved the bricked issue with old outdated Starlink product. I have a client who has a Gen 2 router and a Gen 2 dish and left it unplugged late 2022. Here is the trick to get it up and running and it's not quick. You will need good cell service or a secondary internet to do this.
1.) Reboot the Starlink to factory.
2.) Connect to the Starlink Network after reboot. If you don't see it either not reset or bad product.
3.) Start a sideload while connected to the Starlink network. Must start while on Starlink because you can't get to it without Starlink router. Then once started connect to a secondary internet or cell service. The sideload took 4 hours to download
4.) Connect to the Starlink when downloaded. The system will now update. Once done you may need a hard reset again to push the next step.
5.) Now the Satellite will be online. Congrats but you now have a 12 hour wait for the router to be reachable to the app. You can go to 192.168.1.1 and there it will ask you to set SSID and Password. Once done just wait the time and you will have a 100% up system.
You are welcome I hope my pain makes your install easier. Also, I did the sideload away from the location and came back later to install.
What are your experiences?
I have AT&T don’t like them and want to switch. Don’t care THAT much about the internet speeds as long as I can stream and watch tv normally thats fine. Between my family there’s 3 laptops 3 phones tv and streaming
Hey folks, anyone know what the rj45 pinout is for Starlink mini Ethernet cables? The one I have has the same end on both sides and it’s now stuck in my laptop. I think I can depress the release lever with a small flathead. Want to replace with a regular rj45, you know so it’s removable. But I don’t know if it’s T568B, T568A or something else.
Any input is appreciated! Thank you!
Okay so, my situation is a little weird; I rent a pretty small cabin apartment thing in a “rural” part of nj (Verizon fios and all those fancy companies do not cover out here) lol. ANYWAY I stumbled upon starlink as a suggestion for internet where I am and am trying to figure out if it’s a good idea for me as I do not know anything about internet or what anything means. These are the factors ⬇️
• It is just me, no one else would be using the plan
• I work remote 2 days a week so I NEED good connection for that
• I play my Xbox and stream tv shows at night typically (not at the same time idk if that matters)
• I have my phone
Those are all the things I’d need internet for and nothing else. Is the 100 mbps plan good enough for that?
What’s everyone using for an in-home signal booster? My Internet is struggling to reach to the far end of my house. And I don’t have anywhere else I could reroute the router without having cords everywhere.
I work remotely and would love to spend more time exploring, but I have Teams video meetings throughout the day.
I’ve seen the requirement for a “full, unobstructed view of the sky” mentioned, and I’m wondering how realistic that is in the PNW, where finding a completely open patch of sky isn’t always easy.
Has anyone here actually used it for work in the PNW? How reliable has it been for video calls? Would I realistically be able to get through a normal workday of Teams meetings while camping?
Thanks!
So I currently have windstream which is the only option where I live (somewhat middle of nowhere). It is terrible. pictures of WiFi tests with my current WiFi.
I’m thinking about trying the cheapest starlink option with it says 100mbps download speeds. It is starlink v5 with a router mini. I play Xbox/ps5 quite a bit and I’ve read mixed reviews so wanted to see what people think. Thank you In advance
It is actually cheaper at 55$ a month where as right now we’re paying 107$ for windstream. Which just keeps going up.
I also need it to cover a pretty decent area as my current WiFi reaches out to my garage and would like to keep it that way. But I’m not opposed to getting an extender
I have a Starlink Mini that I bought in 2024 that we used in our camper. We sold the camper and I want to use the mini on my house. In our camper we didn't need a router so I'd have to buy one. Is the Starlink router enough to cover a 1700 sq ft house or will I need to use their mesh system?
My starlink went out one night and starlink said it was defective and they’ll ship a new one. It went out on the 14th of sept and said it’ll ship from sept 27th to October 17th and it still shows it hasn’t shipped yet. Starlink is really good but dang 1 whole month to ship and still have to pay for the month is insane
Short version—any downside to this switch?
Longer—I have a v2 installed at a mountain cabin (in WNC) and it's on Residential Max. It's working fine for my needs, but it's expensive at $130/mo. When I asked Grok if I could be switched to Residential 100 because I'm rarely getting more than 100 down anyway, it said no because Residential 100 and Residential 300 are not currently available in my area, but what I could do instead is switch to Roam 300 for $80 or Roam 100 for $55.
In the past six months I've only exceeded 300 gigs once. Data usage is primarily streaming TV/movies, and currently that's only 1080p not 4k, but I do have a bunch of Wyze security cameras uploading video. Any reason I should NOT make this switch? Is it seamless to switch back if necessary, or to switch to Roam Unlimited if I bump up against the high speed data limit in a given month?